An intriguing photograph of the creators of Dan Dare discovered online
Marcus Morris
New EAGLE Times celebrates “Girl” comic, a pioneering weekly of the 1950s
Another fine issue of the Eagle Society’s quarterly magazine is available now
In Memoriam: Laurie Purden MBE
A tribute to one of the team who helped shape the Hulton Press title Girl, sister paper to Eagle, and went on to transform women’s magazines in Britain
When Dan Dare tie-in fiction went woefully wrong – a sorry tale of disastrous publishing decisions
Philip Harbottle deservedly eviscerates the terrible publishing decisions of Hulton Press, who successfully destroyed what could have been a great new line in Dan Dare tie-in science fiction…
2000AD – the Brazilian editions… by no means the first British reprint abroad!
British comics have been reprinted around the world for decades – including 2000AD..
Replacing Eagle: The Comics That Didn’t Make It – Part 1 Lost Eagle and Lightning
April 1950 saw the publication of the first issue of the weekly boy’s comic, Eagle. It was an immediate success with its mixture of historical, modern-day and futuristic adventure strips with some humour plus factual articles and cutaways, and, unlike… Read More ›
Eagle Daze: The Life and Times of Leonard James Matthews – Part Twelve
Leonard Matthews, General Managing Editor of Fleetway and the Eagle Group of Comics, was a Creative Visionary… but that, Roger Perry argues in his extensive biography of the man which continues here on downthetubes, is only due to him having… Read More ›
Eagle Daze: The Life and Times of Leonard James Matthews – Part Four
Leonard Matthews, General Managing Editor of Fleetway and the Eagle Group of Comics, was a “Creative Visionary”… but that, Roger Perry argues in his extensive biography of the man which continues here on downthetubes, is only due to him having utilised… Read More ›
Eagle Daze: The Life and Times of Leonard James Matthews – Part Three
Leonard Matthews, General Managing Editor of Fleetway and the Eagle Group of Comics, was a “Creative Visionary”… but that, Roger Perry argues in his extensive biography of the man which continues here on downthetubes, is only due to him having utilised… Read More ›
Radio 4 re-broadcasts “Eagle” documentary
Available now on BBC iPlayer for about a month is the Radio 4 documentary Eagle: The Space Age Weekly, hosted by Sir Tim Rice and includes author Philip Pullman amongst the guests, as well as the voices of Marcus Morris… Read More ›
Sufferin’ satellites! Dan Dare to return as audio drama series
Spaceship Away! The science fiction action hero Dan Dare – Pilot of the Future, is set to return as an audio drama series. Independent production company B7 Media, in association with the Dan Dare Corporation, has announced that BAFTA nominees… Read More ›
“Eagle Daze” – Part One: When an Eagle became ensnarled in a Mirror’s Net
We are pleased to publish the memories of Roger Perry – memories of now more than half-a-century ago – of his days at Fleetway Publications working on Girl and Eagle… When an Eagle became ensnarled in a Mirror’s Net “Halfway through 1962,… Read More ›
Spaceship Away 35 Launched, featuring two “Dan Dare” tales and more
Notching up an impressive 35th issue, the latest 40-page issue of the Dan Dare-inpsired Spaceship Away is on sale now, available on subscription or as a single issue from the title’s official web site. This latest magazine – offering… Read More ›
Radio 4 to air Eagle: The Space Age Weekly
A panel from Dan Dare: Prisoners of Space recently usedby the Daily Telegraph (with thanks to Tony O’Sullivan): It looks like there is treat in store for Eagle fans just before Christmas. BBC Radio 4 will be broadcasting “Eagle: The Space Age Weekly” on… Read More ›
60th anniversary of Eagle – Part 1
With the 60th anniversary of Eagle fast approaching (14th April 2010) now seemed like a good time to have a look at what that iconic front page of Eagle magazine might have ended up looking like. Shown here are two… Read More ›